Drowning at Avalanche Lake
Well actually, I drowned in the beauty of Avalanche Lake, and I survived to enjoy crafting this landscape in pastel. There are a variety...
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Bob Palmerton
- Jan 8
- 4 min
Fresh Off The Easel: Tracks in the Snow
Winter scenes have arrived! I visited Marsh View Meadow Park in Pittsfield Township on a sunny, late afternoon. The sky was clear and...
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Bob Palmerton
- Jun 16, 2019
- 1 min
AAWA Summer Juried Exhibit
The Ann Arbor-based AAWA will hold its summer exhibit at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, from July 5th through July...
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Bob Palmerton
- Mar 31, 2019
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Hoh Rainforest
The Hoh Rainforest is a temperate rainforest located in Olympic National Park. This painting is part of my PNW (Pacific Northwest) pastel...
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Bob Palmerton
- Sep 15, 2018
- 2 min
StudioSense: Fake Painting Tips
This blog article is an update to one published in March of 2018. The final version of the painting "Woodland Waltz" is posted at the...
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Bob Palmerton
- Mar 24, 2018
- 3 min
StudioSense: Seeing the Lake through the Trees
Hiking in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan last November, I cam across this varied collection of trees: Since the photo above is rather...
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Bob Palmerton
- Feb 17, 2018
- 1 min
New Pastel Painting - "Wind Chill"
Inspired by a cold late November afternoon on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, "Wind Chill" is a 21x27 inch pastel painting on Uart sanded...
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Bob Palmerton
- Feb 3, 2018
- 2 min
StudioSense - The Balancing Act
Compositions can be enhanced through a variety of techniques. I like to think abut composition from two perspectives: first, the...
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Bob Palmerton
- Jan 15, 2018
- 2 min
Painting Technique: Capturing the Glow of Winter
Rolling Hills County Park in Ypsilanti, Michigan maintains 3 miles of groomed cross-country skiing trails. I've enjoyed skiing and...
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Bob Palmerton
- Jan 11, 2018
- 1 min
Pastel Painting: Ski Jump
Snow has finally arrived in Southeast Michigan (and most of the northern US)! This painting was inspired by a cross-country skiing...
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Bob Palmerton
- Jan 4, 2018
- 2 min
Pastel Technique: Adding a "Misty" look to the Landscape
Creating distance in a landscape is often achieved by muting the color as you near the horizon. You can also create a misty look to...
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Bob Palmerton
- Dec 23, 2017
- 2 min
Painting Technique: Defining Your Style
Accomplished artists have a distinct "style" about their work. At the Chicago Pastel Painters Biennial National Juried Exhibition, my...
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Bob Palmerton
- Dec 1, 2017
- 2 min
Pastel Painting Technique: Capturing the Sandy Beach
Time to start reminiscing about summer as the cold, dark days of winter emerge. My current project in "Bay Boats," inspired by the scene...
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Bob Palmerton
- Oct 3, 2017
- 1 min
"Ski Tracks" heads to Chicago
I am pleased to announce that my painting "Ski Tracks" has been accepted at the Sixth Biennial National Juried Open Exhibition, Pastels...
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Bob Palmerton
- Jul 8, 2017
- 1 min
New Painting: Cross-Country Skiing in June
The final version of Ski Tracks. Additional work on the shadows and scattered leaves in the snow capped off an enjoyable journey from...
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Bob Palmerton
- May 22, 2017
- 2 min
Painting Technique: Composition
Working on the Teton painting. Here is the initial version following creation of the underpainting and initial application of pastel: In...
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Bob Palmerton
- May 20, 2017
- 2 min
Pastel Technique - Watercolor Underpainting
Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon....
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Bob Palmerton
- May 15, 2017
- 2 min
Pastel Technique - Watercolor Underpainting
Here's the latest version of "Ski Tracks." The composition is established to invite the viewer to follow the tracks toward the horizon....
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